Press Release
Fabrizio Constanza Receives the A' Design Award for 5972 Olton Desk in Limited Edition and Custom Design
Fabrizio Constanza recognized for limited edition and custom design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that 5972 Olton Desk by Fabrizio Constanza, designed for fabrizio Constanza design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Limited Edition and Custom Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About 5972 Olton Desk
5972 Olton is an oversize desk made for a private client. The desk serves mainly as an office work surface and also supports board games and computer gaming. A long conacaste wood top rests on a curved partition that joins a red polyethylene storage unit. The surface holds two 25 inch monitors with ease and can seat four board game players. The integrated cabinet stores a large computer tower, four board games and three drawers for controllers and peripherals. The desk is handcrafted from solid wood, veneers and plywood.
About Fabrizio Constanza
Fabrizio Constanza is a Guatemalan artist and designer whose work bridges functional design, sculpture, and cultural narrative. Through furniture and functional art, he transforms everyday objects into expressive, meaningful forms that reflect memory, identity, and emotional depth. Recognized as a central figure in contemporary Guatemalan design, Constanza has exhibited internationally in New York, Paris, Miami, Madrid, Florence, and other major design events, and has received the London Design Award, SIT Furniture Design Awards, ADEX Awards, and 24 A’ Design Awards.
Award Record
This recognition makes Fabrizio Constanza a winner of 12 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2012 - 2013 and the 2022 - 2023 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Limited Edition and Custom Design Award
The A' Limited Edition Design Award is an international design competition recognizing best limited edition products by leading brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to limited edition designers, custom design professionals, luxury brands and established companies from all countries. Typical entries include limited edition products, bespoke watches, custom furniture, bespoke jewelry, personalized fashion collections and modified automobiles. The awarded limited edition designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/limited-edition
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/147725
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/147725
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!147725
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/121623
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- 5972 Olton Desk
- Function
- Desk
- Category
- Limited Edition and Custom Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Arts
- Colors
- Sienna, Light Gray, Silver, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- fabrizio Constanza design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Fabrizio Constanza
- Country
- Guatemala
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #147725
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- 5972 Olton is an oversize multifunctional surface commissioned by a private client, designed to serve primarily as an office desk, secondarily can manage board game and and computer gaming activities. it blends a classic wood with modern red polyethylene red finish and subtle curves into a well balance composition. All three main components were carefully dimension to best manage the oversize visual aspect of the composition.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by 5972 Olton hall class steam engine locomotive built in 1937 for the Great Western Railway that became the famous Hogwarts Express. 5972 Olton resembles the power, strengths, and endurance of this magical steam engine locomotives that are part of of humanity popular history and fiction. The design combines beautiful long hard conacaste wood top over a long curved partition that attaches to a shiny red side storage unit in a well balance composition. The end result is an oversize desk capable of enduring hours of board gaming and video gaming adventures.
- Research
- Created by Industrial design methodology: project management, budgeting, PR, research, hand sketching, 3d modelling, constant client feedback, material selection, production technique selection, producer selection, production supervision, quality control, and delivery.
- Challenge
- Creating custom luxury items can take some time since clients tend to be very busy individuals and feedback is slow, but that is the nature of the job. Managing one of a kind productions is time consuming as well.
- Realization and Technology
- Handcrafted on solid wood, veneers,plywood. polyethylene finish.
- Operation and Interaction
- Elegant and modern for working gaming and board gaming is a multidisciplinary studio desk. it can handle two 25 inch monitors with ease. Simultaneously, can accommodate four board game players. The integrated drawer cabinet can support large gaming CPU, four board games and additional three drawers for peripherals and gaming controllers. It is all type of tactical, analytical, strategic game's dream.
- Project Duration and Location
- Design: 1.5 months Production: 3 weeks Delivery: 1/2 day
- Specifications
- Dimensions: 3000mm/750mm/1800mm
